Acraea boopis

Updated on Dec 17, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Acraea boopis		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acraea Rank Species
Similar Acraea rabbaiae, Acraea acrita, Acraea axina, Acraea petraea, Acraea oncaea

Acraea boopis, the rainforest acraea, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, from Mozambique to Kenya and in Tanzania.

The wingspan is 45–52 mm for males and 49–58 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks from November to March in southern Africa.

The larvae feed on Celastraceae species, including Cassine tetragonal, Maytenus acuminate, Maytenus heterophylla and Rawsonia lucida.

Subspecies

Acraea boopis boopis (South Africa in Afromontane and higher lowland forest in Eastern Cape, then along the escarpment through KwaZulu-Natal, also in Mpumalanga and Limpopo)

Acraea boopis ama Pierre, 1979 (Kenya, northern Tanzania)

Acraea boopis choloui Pierre, 1979 (Malawi) May be a full species.

References

Acraea boopis Wikipedia

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